South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’
With 15 months to the end of the transition period, “time is of the essence” for getting the election process settled, UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom told…
Cooperation across Global South, key to reaching SDGs
This year’s official theme is “Solidarity, Equity, and Partnership: Unlocking South-South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs.” South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity contributing to national well-being, national and collective…
UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa
The overnight blaze ripped through a five-storey rundown building in the city centre occupied by homeless people and squatters. Dozens were injured. The building was among many in the downtown…
America and South Korea are threatening North Korea
Seoul: South Korea and the United States have started joint military exercises. North America has called it a war rehearsal. A foreign news agency According to the report These military…
A woman from South Korea arrived in India to marry her partner
28-year-old Sukjeet Singh became friends with a 30-year-old South Korean woman 4 years ago, Photo: Indian Media New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman from South Korea arrived in the Indian state…
First Person: Family death ‘turning point’ in South Sudanese humanitarian’s life
She is currently deployed with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, to the north of her country, supporting refugees who are fleeing conflict in Sudan. She has been speaking to…
Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF
UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region – 460 million -are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year…
Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
“With only 17 months remaining on the Roadmap timelines before elections in 2024, I repeat what I had said in an earlier press conference, that 2023 is a ‘make or…
South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis
During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); and Alvaro…
First Person: ‘Shocked’ into hepatitis C treatment in South Africa
Koketso Mukubani now works as a Community Linkage Officer for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime-supported South African Network of People who use Drugs. The UNODC staffer spoke to…